Christmas is a tough time of year for many. too many people are not strong enough to make it through it . Too many people have no place to go for help. too many people were afraid to ask for it when it's there. it doesn't help that the economy is in the toilet.

I just saw a news conference on it.The 62 year old shooter did 17 years for killing his Grandmother.

I just seen this article, here's some of the details.
And, see what happens when you let the bleeding hearts feel pity for someone, this guy should have gotten the death penalty in the 80s.

Spengler had served more than 17 years in prison for beating his 92-year-old paternal grandmother to death with a hammer in 1980 at the house next to where Monday's attack happened, Pickering said. Spengler, 62, was paroled in 1998 and had led a quiet life since, authorities said. Convicted felons are not allowed to possess weapons.

The gunman's sister, who lived with him, was unaccounted for.

Two firefighters, one of whom also was a town police lieutenant, died at the scene, and two others were hospitalized. An off-duty officer who was passing by also was injured.

Police restricted access to the neighborhood, and officials said it was unclear whether there were other bodies in the seven houses left to burn.

"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan